Tone: [Em]
Verse:
[Em]Bourbon Blues, on the s[G]treet, l[Em]oose and com[G]plete
Under s[Em]skies of [G]smokey blue -g[Em]-green [G]
I c[A]ant forsak[C]e a di[A]xie dead sha[C]ke
So we d[Em]anced the s[G]idewalk cl[Em]ean [G]
My [B]memory is muddy, what?s this [A]river that I?m in?
Hey [B]New Orleans is sinkin, man
And [A]I dont want to swim
[Em]Colonel Tom, what's wro[G]ng? What[Em]'s going on?[G]
You c[Em]an't tie[G] yourself up f[Em]or a de[G]al
He[A]He said, Hey[C]Hey, north, you're [A]south, shut your b[C]ig mouth
You gotta[Em]gotta do what yo[G]you feel is [Em]real [G]
[B]Ain't got no picture postcards, ain't [A]got no souvenirs
My b[B]baby she don't know me when I'm think[A]thinking bout those years
[Em]Pale as a light [G]bulb han[Em]hanging on a wire[G]wire
[Em]xxxxxxx up to so[G]meone ju[Em]st to stoke th[G]e fire
[Em]Picking out the [G]highligh[Em]highlights of the scen[G]scenery
[Em]Saw a little clo[G]cloud that [Em]looked a littl[G]little like me [Em]
[Em]I had my hands in the riv[G]er, my fe[Em]et back up on the ban[G]ks
[Em]Looked up to the lord abo[G]above and sa[Em]said, Hey, man, thanks [G]
[Em]Someti[G]Sometimes I feel so g[Em]good I got to scream [G]
[Em]She said, Gordie, ba[G]baby, I know exac[Em]exactly what you mean [G]
She said, she said, I swear to god she said [A]
[B]My memory is muddy, what's this riv[A]river that I'm in?
[B]New Orleans is sinking, man, [A]and I don't want to swim
Swim
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